Wow... some of you guys must have really drank the koolaid. Paying the fairly high price that Colts are bringing and being ok with a finish that isn't 100%... It might only be cosmetic, but I can't see paying those prices for a rifle made by a company that lets products go out the door that aren't 100%...

At one time I owned a 6601, Colt Sporter HBAR 20in A2.Later I switched the upper to a 16in.I figured as the years went by, I would never use that 20in upper so I gave it to a friend.I have regretted that ever since and now I am going to remedy my situation.

The only problem was that Sporter had the large hole pivot pin and we all know how that goes.I won't have that problem with takedown with this new one.

I picked up an LE6920 at a Wally World long before they took black rifles off their shelves. One day when I am gone, my son will be enjoying shooting this rifle and he will be able to appreciate the quality. Now if I had only bought a few snake guns back in the 70's before their prices exceeded my wallet.

Originally posted by sig229owner:Wow... some of you guys must have really drank the koolaid. Paying the fairly high price that Colts are bringing and being ok with a finish that isn't 100%... It might only be cosmetic, but I can't see paying those prices for a rifle made by a company that lets products go out the door that aren't 100%...

Not trying to start anything... just sayin'...

The one thing about Colts, you can always sell it. They are desirable. These days you can find cheaper ARs that are also just fine, but you can also pay WAAAAY more than that Colt, for a rifle that is Ultra Uber Milspec etc. etc.

I don't care much for cosmetics myself, I'd rather have a quality product I know will be reliable. I can't say I've run into that many flawed Colts, but considering the number that have been produced, they're out there.

Here, in 2017, it's hard to really cast the "Koolaid Drinker" label, because ultimately, everyone is sipping some sort of their own flavor of koolaid. If someone is going to come out and say "I'm a Colt Snob," then they're being honest, and you've got to give them credit for the self awareness.

The proper time to roll out "Koolaid Drinker," is when you run into someone in a thread insisting that ONLY BRAND "X" is the ZOMG BESTEST. Especially in the face of some flaw or safety issue, or other factual matter.

A statement of preference is one thing, being a zealot for Brand X is a Koolaid Drinker.

Originally posted by sig229owner:Wow... some of you guys must have really drank the koolaid. Paying the fairly high price that Colts are bringing and being ok with a finish that isn't 100%... It might only be cosmetic, but I can't see paying those prices for a rifle made by a company that lets products go out the door that aren't 100%...

Not trying to start anything... just sayin'...

The one thing about Colts, you can always sell it. They are desirable. These days you can find cheaper ARs that are also just fine, but you can also pay WAAAAY more than that Colt, for a rifle that is Ultra Uber Milspec etc. etc.

I don't care much for cosmetics myself, I'd rather have a quality product I know will be reliable. I can't say I've run into that many flawed Colts, but considering the number that have been produced, they're out there.

Here, in 2017, it's hard to really cast the "Koolaid Drinker" label, because ultimately, everyone is sipping some sort of their own flavor of koolaid. If someone is going to come out and say "I'm a Colt Snob," then they're being honest, and you've got to give them credit for the self awareness.

The proper time to roll out "Koolaid Drinker," is when you run into someone in a thread insisting that ONLY BRAND "X" is the ZOMG BESTEST. Especially in the face of some flaw or safety issue, or other factual matter.

A statement of preference is one thing, being a zealot for Brand X is a Koolaid Drinker.

The M16A4 is not as popular with the military as the M4/M4A1 series. The M4A1 upgrade had the ambi selector as a feature. I have not heard of any upgrades to the M16A4s since it was introduced over a decade ago.

Lord, your ocean is so very large and my divos are so very f****d-up Dirt Sailors Unite!

I almost bought a Colt at Walmart back when they still had such things, but I was swayed by a Palmetto from our local Sportsman when they made a brief appearance on the retail shelves. I added a Geissele SSA trigger and Magpul furniture, Vortex 3x Spitfire scope, and a Troy battle sling. Now I also have an RRA 6.8 upper with a Nikon 1-4x scope. The whole outfit has given me no trouble at all and seems to be very high quality. I was a little surprised at how heavy the RRA 16in barrel was, but it allows me to see where the bullet strikes with the low power scope and makes for very quick and accurate followup shots. I'll be hunting deer with it this fall with either 110gr Accubond or 95gr Barnes handloads.